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Chapter 57 Brutal Attack and Defense (2)

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    In response to Du Lan¡¯s furious order, Batu immediately stepped forward to stop it.  Just kidding, if you kill all these slaves, who will fill in the remaining trenches?  Let the warriors of the Great Turks be consumed like cannon fodder?

    But Batu also saw that it would not work if this situation continued. The advantages of the Turkic army were in numbers and mobility, but now the Sui army restricted both of the Turks.

    Batu immediately asked Dulan to increase the number of people filling the trenches. Not only all the slaves who could go into battle, but also the cavalry from some collateral tribes were arranged, and the main archers were arranged to move closer to the slope to cover the people filling the trenches.  Dulan agreed to Batu's request and appointed Batu to command all the siege troops.

    Sure enough, when the Turks braved the rain of arrows and stepped forward to shoot at the Sui army, they finally suppressed the Sui army's crossbow array with their numerical advantage.  All the slaves who resisted had been killed, and the remaining ones knelt down and begged for their lives.  When the slaves who were afraid of being killed saw that the arrow rain was not as dense as before, they could only rush to the trench again in order to survive.  Although there were still slaves who continued to die from arrows, the Turks finally filled in the second trench after suffering numerous casualties.

    And what they faced was a second slope that was more than half a foot higher than the first slope.

    It¡¯s the damn slope again.

    Huang Mingyuan seemed to want them to fight at a fixed point, and the crossbow that had been adjusted according to the slope distance hit them like a divine help, with perfect hits.  Every spear fired opened a bloody path in the Turkic army formation.

    Batu had a cold face, and regardless of the casualties of his men, he just kept ordering the Turkic soldiers to fill the trenches.  He knew that if they couldn't destroy the two trenches this time, they would have to start over again next time.  Although the Turks have better shooters to cover the trench-filling personnel, facing the opponent's rain-like long-range attacks, they have no better way and can only use human lives to fill the trenches.

    It was getting daylight, and Du Lanjun, who had spent a lot of effort, finally filled in the gaps between the first slope and the second slope.  The north side of the second slope is one and a half feet above the ground, and even the best riders would not dare to jump down from it on horseback.

    Only a reverse slope can be built on open space.

    Braving the blows of the Sui army and building another downhill slope on the opposite side, the backs of the people on the slope will be exposed to the Sui army. This is tantamount to collective suicide.  And where can we get so many sandbags now?

    In Datong City at the end of March, the snow has not yet melted. In this plain at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, there is only the frozen soil that has weathered all winter.

    Looking at the corpses on the ground, Batu could not help but grit his teeth.

    Isn¡¯t it all about filling trenches? There is no difference between sandbags and dead people.

    He ordered his men to push all the corpses up the second slope and then to the back of the slope.  Then cover it with a layer of sandbags and put the boards on top.  In order to be able to run horses between the two slopes, the Turks also specially reserved a small platform.  The construction of the reverse slope required the crossbowmen to turn their backs to Datong City. As a result, all the Turks who rushed up stayed on the reverse slope.

    Under Batu¡¯s madness, which did not care about death, the first two trenches and slopes were finally conquered by the Turks, and the price paid was thousands of collapsed slaves and more than 3,000 fallen steppe knights.

    The result of the Turks was that a horizontal bulge suddenly blocked the front of Datong City, and Batu had no more slaves to use.

    One hundred and fifty steps after the second slope is the third trench, the slope is two and a half feet high.  Five feet behind is the moat.

    The crossbowmen holding big yellow crossbows entered Wengcheng after the second reverse slope was built.  And Batu was also observing the third slope at close range under the cover of his shield hand. At this time, he frowned even more.  Filling this third slope will definitely not work. Behind the slope is the moat. If it is filled, the army will not be able to form a formation when the ants attack the city.  Unless the entire area behind the slope, including the moat and the city wall, was filled in, the amount of work required would be unimaginable.

    Jiao Fangwei, who has been supervising the battle on the city, also saw someone on the other side secretly observing behind the Turkic formation, but he was blocked by shields and could not see who it was.  Five or six layers of shields were set up in front of the opponent, obviously not afraid of the Sui army's crossbows.

    Jiao Fangwei was furious when he saw it. He immediately turned the ballista around and struck a blow at the shield. Immediately, all the arrows shot up. Five hundred steps away, several shields were shattered.  It brought up countless dust, and all the Turkic knights in front were destroyed.  Although many Turks quickly surrounded the middle figure and retreated under cover, Jiao Fangwei still clearly saw a giant arrow shot into the body of the opponent's middle figure.

    Jiao Fangwei was also surprised. He didn't know how to show off his character. He would be blue if he was shot to death with a crossbow.

    It¡¯s a pity that Du Lan was still in the Chinese army¡¯s tent ten miles away at this time.The Sui army's chariot and crossbow hit Ashina Batu, a rare wise general in Dulan's army.  Batu knew that he had to capture Datong City as soon as possible, so he did not hesitate to risk his life, hoping to find a way to break the Sui army's turtle shell under Datong City, but was killed by Jiao Fangwei.

    Batu, who was killed by a sniper, died on the spot. His body was carried to the Chinese army tent and the white cloth covering it was dyed red.

    When Du Lan and others heard that Batu died in battle, they all cried bitterly.  Others also began to worry about their own fate.

    Batu has fought hundreds of battles for the rest of his life. He has experienced many Sui-Turkish wars more than ten years ago. He is a rare strategic talent in the Turks and someone who can see the situation clearly. He is also a staunch supporter of Dulan.  Batu's death not only deprived Dulan of a qualified military commander at this time, but also deprived Dulan of an all-around military advisor who could advise him.

    Du Lan did not appoint a new commander. He wanted to lead his own army to break through the damn Datong City and kill the whole city to pieces.

    With Du Lan personally taking part in the battle, the atmosphere inside and outside Datong City became different again.  Whether it was the Turkic camp or the Sui army's city walls, there was an aura of chilling.  Take a deep breath and you can smell the undisguised smell of blood in the air.

    Datong City is three feet high. As long as it is filled along this slope, it will always be as high as Datong City.

    Knowing that Jiao Fangwei had shot the opponent's big shot to death, and that Du Lan personally led the army to attack the city, Huang Mingyuan expected that the worst person to die before would be the former army coach of the Du Lan Army. It seemed that the morale of the Turks would be even lower.  However, Du Lan, a stupid fool, attacked the city himself, and the next battle would probably be even more intense. If he were allowed to break through the ten guilds at once and rush into Datong City under a fierce attack, he would be out of luck.

    Du Lan didn¡¯t care about anything else. As soon as he entered the battlefield, he immediately waved his hand and asked everyone to continue filling in the third trench.  This is a bit embarrassing. The third trench is at most sixty or seventy steps away from the city wall. It would be suicide to fill in the trench and reverse slope at this distance.

    Du Lan is not really stupid. He found that although the Sui army's crossbow formation was very powerful, it relied more on positioning strikes. The coverage area of ??the crossbow formation was not large, which showed that the Sui army was not large in number.  Therefore, Du Lan decided to make full use of his numerical advantage and attack from all sides.  Look at how many crossbowmen the Sui army has to defend against his attack.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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